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enFresh Air Weekend: 'Call Me Lucky'; 'The End of the Tour'; Training Dogs For Filmhttp://kasu.org/post/fresh-air-weekend-call-me-lucky-end-tour-training-dogs-film
Fresh Air Weekend<em> </em><em>highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:</em><p><strong>'Call Me Lucky': A Documentary Of Friendship, Childhood Abuse And Survival:</strong> Barry Crimmins mentored Bobcat Goldthwait when they were up-and-coming comics in the '80s.Sat, 01 Aug 2015 16:36:00 +0000editor62583 at http://kasu.orgFresh Air Weekend: 'Call Me Lucky'; 'The End of the Tour'; Training Dogs For FilmJon Stewart, Faking It and Making Ithttp://kasu.org/post/jon-stewart-faking-it-and-making-it
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Jon+Stewart%2C+Faking+It+and+Making+It&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVE DAVIES, BYLINE: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Next week, Jon Stewart ends his 16-year run as host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central.Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:59:00 +0000editor62540 at http://kasu.orgFor Key And Peele, Biracial Roots Bestow Special Comedic 'Power'http://kasu.org/post/key-and-peele-biracial-roots-bestow-special-comedic-power-1
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=For+Key+And+Peele%2C+Biracial+Roots+Bestow+Special+Comedic+%27Power%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVE DAVIES, BYLINE: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies in for Terry Gross. Today, we’ll listen to Terry’s interview with the comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:59:00 +0000editor62541 at http://kasu.orgA Path From 'Blackout' Drunkenness To Sobriety And Self-Acceptancehttp://kasu.org/post/path-blackout-drunkenness-sobriety-and-self-acceptance
Before <a href="http://sarahhepola.com/bio/">Sarah Hepola</a> got sober five years ago, she considered alcohol to be "the fuel of all adventure." These adventures included taking off her clothes in public, pouring beer on people's heads and waking up in strangers' beds. Frequently, Hepola didn't remember these incidents afterward because she had been in an alcohol-induced blackout.<p>"A blackout is very different from passing out," Hepola tells <em>Fresh Air's</em> Terry Gross.Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:29:00 +0000editor62493 at http://kasu.orgA Path From 'Blackout' Drunkenness To Sobriety And Self-Acceptance'The End of the Tour' Offers A Hint Of David Foster Wallace's Inner Strugglehttp://kasu.org/post/end-tour-offers-hint-david-foster-wallaces-inner-struggle
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=%27The+End+of+the+Tour%27+Offers+A+Hint+Of+David+Foster+Wallace%27s+Inner+Struggle&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR.Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:29:00 +0000David Edelstein62492 at http://kasu.orgAshley Monroe's 'Blade' Blends Country Sentiment And Delicate Phrasingshttp://kasu.org/post/ashley-monroes-blade-blends-country-sentiment-and-delicate-phrasings
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Ashley+Monroe%27s+%27Blade%27+Blends+Country+Sentiment+And+Delicate+Phrasings&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. Ashley Monroe, a country singer still in her '20s, has just released her third studio album "The Blade." She also cofounded the group the Pistol Annies with Miranda Lambert and Angaleena Presley.Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:14:00 +0000Ken Tucker62444 at http://kasu.orgA Hollywood Animal Trainer's Secrets For Getting Dogs To Act On Cuehttp://kasu.org/post/hollywood-animal-trainers-secrets-getting-dogs-act-cue
Animal trainer Teresa Ann Miller is used to working with furry performers, but she says the Hungarian film <em>White God </em>was especially challenging. "This wasn't necessarily a film with an animal in it," Miller tells <em>Fresh Air's</em> Terry Gross.Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:05:00 +0000editor62441 at http://kasu.orgA Hollywood Animal Trainer's Secrets For Getting Dogs To Act On Cue'Buzzin' The Blues' Revisits The Declarative Harmonica Style Of Slim Harpohttp://kasu.org/post/buzzin-blues-revisits-declarative-harmonica-style-slim-harpo
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=%27Buzzin%27+The+Blues%27+Revisits+The+Declarative+Harmonica+Style+Of+Slim+Harpo&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR.Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:17:00 +0000Ed Ward62399 at http://kasu.orgA Sense Of Self: What Happens When Your Brain Says You Don't Existhttp://kasu.org/post/sense-self-what-happens-when-your-brain-says-you-dont-exist
Science journalist Anil Ananthaswamy thinks a lot about "self" — not necessarily <em>himself</em>, but the role the brain plays in our notions of self and existence.<p>In his new book, <em>The Man Who Wasn't There,</em> Ananthaswamy examines the ways people think of themselves and how those perceptions can be distorted by brain conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, Cotard's syndrome<strong> </strong>and <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19132621">body integrity identity disorder</a>, or BIID, a psychological condition in which a patient perceives that a body part is not his own.<pTue, 28 Jul 2015 17:17:00 +0000editor62400 at http://kasu.orgA Sense Of Self: What Happens When Your Brain Says You Don't ExistNew Release Features Jazz Flutist Sam Most's 'Breathy, Punchy Sound'http://kasu.org/post/new-release-features-jazz-flutist-sam-mosts-breathy-punchy-sound
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=New+Release+Features+Jazz+Flutist+Sam+Most%27s+%27Breathy%2C+Punchy+Sound%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. Our jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has a review of a reissue by flute player Sam Most, who died in 2013.Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:05:00 +0000Kevin Whitehead62353 at http://kasu.org'Call Me Lucky': A Documentary Of Friendship, Childhood Abuse And Survivalhttp://kasu.org/post/call-me-lucky-documentary-friendship-childhood-abuse-and-survival
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=%27Call+Me+Lucky%27%3A+A+Documentary+Of+Friendship%2C+Childhood+Abuse+And+Survival&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. My guests, comics Bobcat Goldthwait and Barry Crimmins, are good friends who each became important in the '80s comedy scene and both have been through a lot of changes since then.Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:05:00 +0000editor62354 at http://kasu.orgFresh Air Weekend: Jake Gyllenhaal; Making A Comedy About LA's Sex Workershttp://kasu.org/post/fresh-air-weekend-jake-gyllenhaal-making-comedy-about-las-sex-workers
Fresh Air Weekend<em> </em><em>highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:</em><p><strong>Jake Gyllenhaal On Throwing (And Taking) Punches: 'It's Very Primal': </strong>In Southpaw, Gyllenhaal plays a boxer who grew up in foster care and is struggling to become a father to his daughter.Sat, 25 Jul 2015 16:03:00 +0000editor62295 at http://kasu.orgFresh Air Weekend: Jake Gyllenhaal; Making A Comedy About LA's Sex Workers'Fresh Air' Remembers Broadcast News Pioneer Marlene Sandershttp://kasu.org/post/fresh-air-remembers-broadcast-news-pioneer-marlene-sanders
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=%27Fresh+Air%27+Remembers+Broadcast+News+Pioneer+Marlene+Sanders&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVE DAVIES, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. Marlene Sanders, a pioneer for women in broadcast news, died earlier this month at the age of 84.Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:21:00 +0000editor62253 at http://kasu.org'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Billy Bathgate' Author E. L. Doctorow http://kasu.org/post/fresh-air-remembers-billy-bathgate-author-e-l-doctorow
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=%27Fresh+Air%27+Remembers+%27Billy+Bathgate%27+Author+E.+L.+Doctorow+&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVE DAVIES, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies in for Terry Gross. Writer E.L. Doctorow died Tuesday in Manhattan at the age of 84. His novels were known for combining fictional characters with real people in a historical context.Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:21:00 +0000editor62254 at http://kasu.orgRediscovering The Thrill Of George Balanchine's New York City Ballethttp://kasu.org/post/rediscovering-thrill-george-balanchines-new-york-city-ballet
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Rediscovering+The+Thrill+Of+George+Balanchine%27s+New+York+City+Ballet&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVE DAVIES, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. For many years, our classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz says he was addicted to and mesmerized by George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet. Then Lloyd lost interest.Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:21:00 +0000Lloyd Schwartz62255 at http://kasu.orgA Holocaust Survivor Searches For Her Past In Christian Petzold's 'Phoenix'http://kasu.org/post/holocaust-survivor-searches-her-past-christian-petzolds-phoenix
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=A+Holocaust+Survivor+Searches+For+Her+Past+In+Christian+Petzold%27s+%27Phoenix%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVE DAVIES, HOST: <p>The German director Christian Petzold won the Berlin Film Festival's top prize - the Silver Bear - for his 2012 film "Barbara," which starred Nina Hoss as an East German doctor constantly monitored by the Stasi, the secret police.Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:21:00 +0000David Edelstein62273 at http://kasu.orgInfidelity Is Steeped In Suspense In 'Among The Ten Thousand Things'http://kasu.org/post/infidelity-steeped-suspense-among-ten-thousand-things
Talk about opening with a bang: at the beginning of Julia Pierpont's debut novel, <em>Among the Ten Thousand Things,</em> an 11-year-old girl named Kay Shanley enters the lobby of her New York City apartment building. We readers have already been clued into the fact that Kay is the kind of awkward, shy, pre-teen other girls ridicule. We just want her to get safely into her family's apartment and back to watching the Harry Potter movies she loves. But, just as the elevator doors are closing, the doorman signals for her to hold up.Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:01:00 +0000Maureen Corrigan62199 at http://kasu.orgInfidelity Is Steeped In Suspense In 'Among The Ten Thousand Things'From Upspeak To Vocal Fry: Are We 'Policing' Young Women's Voices?http://kasu.org/post/upspeak-vocal-fry-are-we-policing-young-womens-voices
Journalist Jessica Grose is no stranger to criticism of her voice. When she was co-hosting the <em>Slate </em>podcast, the <em>DoubleX Gabfest</em>, she would receive emails complaining about her "upspeak" — a tendency to raise her voice at the end of sentences.Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:01:00 +0000editor62200 at http://kasu.orgFrom Upspeak To Vocal Fry: Are We 'Policing' Young Women's Voices?Reissue Of Thelonious Monk's 'Riverside Recordings' Shows A Star On The Risehttp://kasu.org/post/reissue-thelonious-monks-riverside-recordings-shows-star-rise
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Reissue+Of+Thelonious+Monk%27s+%27Riverside+Recordings%27+Shows+A+Star+On+The+Rise&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. An acclaimed 1980s box set of "The Complete Riverside Recordings" of pianist Thelonious Monk has been reissued for the second time.Wed, 22 Jul 2015 17:29:00 +0000Kevin Whitehead62154 at http://kasu.orgJake Gyllenhaal On Throwing (And Taking) Punches: 'It's Very Primal'http://kasu.org/post/jake-gyllenhaal-throwing-and-taking-punches-its-very-primal
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal knows what it feels like to take a punch. "It doesn't feel great, you know," he tells <em>Fresh Air's</em> Terry Gross. "I don't like getting hit, but it was important for the movie.Wed, 22 Jul 2015 17:29:00 +0000editor62155 at http://kasu.orgJake Gyllenhaal On Throwing (And Taking) Punches: 'It's Very Primal''Sonic Trickster' Miguel Blends Genres And Melodies On 'Wildheart'http://kasu.org/post/sonic-trickster-miguel-blends-genres-and-melodies-wildheart
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=%27Sonic+Trickster%27+Miguel+Blends+Genres+And+Melodies+On+%27Wildheart%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. The singer and songwriter Miguel has just released his third album, called "Wildheart." He was born in LA, is still in his 20s and has cited influences ranging from Prince to Van Morrison.Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:33:00 +0000Ken Tucker62106 at http://kasu.orgA Downtrodden LA Corner Inspires Comedy And Friendship In 'Tangerine'http://kasu.org/post/downtrodden-la-corner-inspires-comedy-and-friendship-tangerine
When film director Sean Baker moved to Los Angeles three years ago, he found himself drawn to one of the city's most infamous intersections. The corner of Highland Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard is "an unofficial red light district," Baker tells <em>Fresh Air's</em> Terry Gross.Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:33:00 +0000editor62107 at http://kasu.orgA Downtrodden LA Corner Inspires Comedy And Friendship In 'Tangerine'Revisiting The Career Of Gospel-Singer-Turned-Hit-Maker Garnet Mimms http://kasu.org/post/revisiting-career-gospel-singer-turned-hit-maker-garnet-mimms
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Revisiting+The+Career+Of+Gospel-Singer-Turned-Hit-Maker+Garnet+Mimms+&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. Garnet Mimms is all but forgotten today, but he was one of the early voices of soul. His records have been long sought by collectors, especially from his glory days on United Artists and Veep Records.Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:31:00 +0000Ed Ward62052 at http://kasu.orgAt 76, Actor Ian McKellen Embodies An Older Sherlock In 'Mr. Holmes'http://kasu.org/post/76-actor-ian-mckellen-embodies-older-sherlock-mr-holmes
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=At+76%2C+Actor+Ian+McKellen+Embodies+An+Older+Sherlock+In+%27Mr.+Holmes%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>TERRY GROSS, HOST: <p>This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Our guest, British actor Ian McKellen, is probably best known to American audiences as the wizard Gandalf in "The Hobbit" and "The Lord Of The Rings" films, a role that earned him one of his two Oscar nominations.Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:31:00 +0000editor62053 at http://kasu.orgFresh Air Weekend: Amy Schumer And Judd Apatow; Jason Isbell; Ta-Nehisi Coateshttp://kasu.org/post/fresh-air-weekend-amy-schumer-and-judd-apatow-jason-isbell-ta-nehisi-coates
Fresh Air Weekend<em> </em><em>highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:</em><p><strong>Amy Schumer And Judd Apatow Talk Storytelling, Commitment And Spooning: </strong>In 2011, Apatow heard Schumer on the radio and was struck by her candor.Sat, 18 Jul 2015 15:55:00 +0000editor62000 at http://kasu.orgFresh Air Weekend: Amy Schumer And Judd Apatow; Jason Isbell; Ta-Nehisi Coates